Society of Golf Appraisers

About

The SGA is recognized as the nation’s leading non-profit organization offering golf, club & golf entertainment-related advisory, consulting, and valuation services. SGA members deliver “real-time” professional independent and objective market and industry intelligence and insight. The SGA endeavors to provide comprehensive resources, education programs, and services to the business of golf and entertainment. SGA's prominent industry publications include the most recognized source regarding industry returns, management fees, reserves, lending costs, and other indicators: SGA Investor & Lender Survey and The Drive Newsletter.

  
The SGA works closely with many of the industry’s leading golf organizations, golf architects, developers, owners, operators, planning firms, financial institutions, parks & recreation departments, and tourism and entertainment authorities. 

SGA membership is synonymous with professionalism and integrity. SGA members have demonstrated in-depth knowledge and competence in the golf club and related golf entertainment business. SGA members are qualified practitioners who have earned one of the industry’s preeminent professional designations. Utilizing both analytical and quantitative techniques, SGA members take pride in problem-solving, providing access to needed resources, and offering clients robust real-time industry knowledge. Many of the preeminent golf analysis and valuation service sector textbooks have been authored or co-authored by a member of SGA. 

While proper golf club selection is crucial to a successful golf game, selecting an SGA member as your professional service provider is an industry best practice.  SGA membership offers unique and insightful professional services to owners and operators of existing and proposed club and golf entertainment facilities across the globe.  Become an SGA Member or Affiliate Member today, applications are available on the SGA website www.golfappraisers.org, or contact David Pope, SGA for more information.